Asus M5A78L-M LX3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M LX3 (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160505
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '19 at 10:19
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 132 58% 94.6 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 416 40% 333 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.3% Poor	Lighting 21.5 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 82.7 18% 57.2 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 53.2 Splatting 53 46% 57.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 49%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0121AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 80 46 26 23 39 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.1% Average	Read 225 Write 209 Mixed 201 SusWrite 62.1 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 33.4 109% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 30.4 DQ Write 65 DQ Mixed 39.9 33% 45.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.6% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 7.9 24% 8.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 7.8 22% 7.7 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 67%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	536x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	207x
FX-4300AMD $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples	152x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	180x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	107x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	75x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	54x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	30x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	427x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	391x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	266x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $281

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16